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July 26, 2011

Over 100 Firearms Provided By Failed U.S. Operation Surface at Mexican Crime Scenes 
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A new Congressional report has determined at least 122 firearms from a
botched U.S. undercover operation have been found at crime scenes in
Mexico or intercepted en route to drug cartels there. Mexican
authorities found AK-47 assault rifles, powerful rifles and other
weapons in late 2009 that were later linked to the U.S. sting operation
to trace weapons going across the border to Mexico. Under the
once-secret program, Operation Fast and Furious, U.S. agents encouraged
U.S. gun shops to sell thousands of guns to middlemen for Mexican drug
cartels in an attempt to gain access to senior-level figures within
Mexico’s criminal organizations.



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